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'IO ALL WIIOM I'l MAY CONCERN l lle it known that I, EDWIN YANCY, of Utica, in the county of Oheida, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Hay-Forks; and I do hereby declare that the following is u full and complete description of thc same, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in whichi Figure 1 is a side view of the fork with -the point thrown down.

Figure 2 is a front view with the point thrown out.

Figure 3 is a side view of the same.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

In the drawings, A is the shank of the fork, to the lower end of which is pivoted, at the point X, the foot 13, the upper end terminating in a. loop, C. Immediately below this loop projects an arm, D, lig. 2, to which is pivoted the curved lever E. To the heel of the foot or point B is pvoted a link, F, which link is attached to the shank by a loop, G, through which it slides, and by which it is kept in its proper-position. The upper end of this link is connected to the curved leverE by means of a. hook, H, which is secured in the end of the link, end by means of which the point is operated inthe following manner: When the fork is in the position shown in iig. 1, with the point thrown down, it is forced into the hay, over which it is to be suspended by the loop C, the cnd'of the curved lever E forming a handle to aid in forcing it into the hay. VWhen thus inserted in the hay the point is thrown out in the position shown in g. 3,'by moving thelever E up from the position indicated by the dotted lines a to a', thus causing the curved side of said lever to press on the top of the link F whichv forces it down,`thus depressing the heel and raising the point of the foot B, as indicated in iig. 3, the lever E being turned till the square end, forming n rest, I, comes upon the top of the link F, and when in this position the point ennnotbe thrown down by any weight of hay that may be lifted on. said point, es the endl of the link will press firmly against the square end of the lever, as represented in lig. 2. When the fork is loaded it is then drawn up out of the hay* and moved to the mow or place where it is to be deposited, and when the square end I of the lever is removed from the end ofthe link, the weight of the hay will throw the point down into the position seen in g. I,V and thus raise the link F, throwing the lever back into its former position, and dropping the hay, as desired, when the fork can be carried back and reloaded in the same manner as before.

What I. cla-im as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is p The curved lever E provided with the rest I, and pivoted to the arm D, in combination with the hook H,

link F, point B, vand shank A, arranged as and for the purpose substantially as set forth.

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EDWIN X YANCY;

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Witnesses 'W. II. Brummen,

J. HOLMES. 

